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Accordant’s Gaucher Program Receives NCQA Disease Management Accreditation

Accordant’s health programs, including its Gaucher disease program, have received a special Disease Management (DM) Accreditation from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). NCQA is a non-profit organization that evaluates health programs giving accreditation for organizations that offer services to patients and health personnel. Earning NCQA DM Accreditation…

Cerdelga Trial Extension Confirms Improvements in Gaucher Type 1 Patients

Gaucher disease type 1 (GD1) patients who continued Cerdelga (eliglustat) treatment in an extension study confirmed general organ improvement. The results of a Phase 3 trial extension were reported in a study titled “Outcomes after 18 Months of Eliglustat Therapy in Treatment-Naïve Adults with Gaucher Disease Type 1: The…

Ambroxol Seen to Ease Neurological Symptoms of Gaucher Disease in Pilot Study

An initial study from Japan demonstrated that oral ambroxol may help treat forms of Gaucher disease characterized by neurological symptoms. The study, “Ambroxol chaperone therapy for neuronopathic Gaucher disease: A pilot study,“ was published in the journal, Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology. Ambroxol is used to treat respiratory…